The beautiful pastoral field of Jiangmen girl

Chapter 340 Showing Goodwill (2)
Master Zhang said again, "My lord, from Feng's Village to the north to the border of Liangzhou, there is nearly a thousand acres of wasteland and a small hill."

Yu Zhengxiong hesitated, "This..." Even if Gufu really intends to buy a large area of ​​wasteland, but there is nearly a thousand acres of land, and it is not known whether it can grow food, does Gufu dare to take the risk to buy it?In fact, he is not a person without his own opinions. Now he is learning how to be an official, so he hesitates from time to time before making a decision. When he hesitates, he first wants to listen to his master's opinion, and second, he is thinking.In the end, it was he himself who made the decision.

Master Zhang smiled and said, "My lord, we just told you where there is wasteland. Besides, if the ancient mansion can really grow food on the wasteland, the number of hungry people in the entire Kangxi town will be greatly reduced, and your lord will also be credited for it." Make a note." Whether to buy or not, Gufu decides for himself.They just kindly provided news about the wasteland.

Yu Zhengxiong nodded, "Okay, do as you like. But there is one thing, you must make it clear that there are farmers who have cultivated before, but there is not much harvest."

That's how things settled down.On the second day, Master Zhang sent someone to call Cheng Yaren over to talk.

Cheng Yaren bid farewell to Mr. Zhang, and immediately went to the Gufu to see the housekeeper, Gu Qiang.

After sending Cheng Yaren away, Steward Gu immediately sent Mother Su to the inner courtyard to find Qingshu.

Qingshu learned that the butler Gu had something to report, put down the needle and thread in his hand and went to the study, and notified the butler Gu to speak in the study.

Qing Shu sat behind the desk, "I heard that Cheng Ya has been here?"

The steward Gu reported, "Yes, Miss. Master Zhang in the yamen asked Cheng Yaren to spread the word that there is a barren slope of nearly [-] mu between Sunjia Village and Fengjia Village in the north of the town. Also, Fengjia Village is going to From the north to the border of Liangzhou, there is nearly a thousand acres of wasteland and a small hill."

Qingshu's eyes lit up, "It's good news that I'm worried that I can't find a large piece of land."

Steward Gu, "Miss, it's better not to be too happy too early. Let's talk about the nearly [-]-acre barren slope. I heard that in the past, some farmers cultivated it to grow grain, but there was only grass and no grain. Therefore, the farmers gave up. , no one has ever touched this barren slope. Besides, nearly a thousand acres of wasteland has been planted, although it will not be fruitless, but after paying the extremely low wasteland tax, there is basically nothing left. Then there is that Xiaoshan can't grow food, so what's the use of Miss?"

Qing Shu asked with a smile, "Master Zhang asked Cheng Yaren to tell these?"

Steward Gu, "Yes, Miss. Cheng Yaren also said that Master Zhang's words are not bad at all. Miss should consider carefully. If Miss intends to buy it, Cheng Yaren will go to the yamen to ask the price."

Qingshu thought about it, it was useless to just talk, she had to see it with her own eyes.So she pondered for a moment, "Arrange it, I will go to these two places tomorrow."

The butler Gu immediately dissuaded, "Miss, it's freezing cold, and you won't see anything if you go there. Miss, bear with it, and when everything recovers and spring blossoms in the coming year, can I go and see again?"

Qing Shu insisted on going, "Why are you afraid of the cold weather? Go over and have a look, maybe you can find something good! Make arrangements and see if Cheng Yaren can take me to see the wasteland tomorrow?"

Butler Gu understood that he couldn't stop this matter.

Qingshu commented, "Master Zhang is very good at being a man."

Butler Gu agreed, "Yes, I have contacted him twice, and found that Master Zhang is very good at handling things, he is tactful, and he considers everything for the county assistant. He is helping the county assistant to open up local contacts step by step. Let's talk about the wasteland Mr. Zhang also told Cheng Yaren that this matter was ordered by the county assistant. Mr. Zhang also said that if there is a large area of ​​fertile land, someone will send news."

After the matter was finished, Qing Shu came back from the study, picked up the needle and thread and continued to be a female celebrity, at the same time, she thought of the information about Yu Zhengxiong that Du Weiwei had found.

Yu Xianfu, whose name is Yu Zhengxiong, is thin, of medium height, average in appearance, and has an easy-going temperament on weekdays, but sometimes he is very paranoid.And this paranoia is mainly manifested in political views.His ancestors were ordinary people, who once produced a scholar. In his grandfather's generation, his family opened a shop, and the whole family relied on the small profits of the shop to maintain their livelihood.His grandfather is gone, his father took over the shop, the business is not easy to do, and his life is not rich.

He was a Tongsheng at the age of 14, and as a scholar, he was qualified to take the imperial examination.After that, he took part in the provincial examination every three years (because it was held in autumn, it was also called Qiuwei), and he passed the examination three times in a row.It took nine years to take part in three provincial examinations, and he was already 27 years old when he passed the examination.

At this time, the home where he studied had reached the point of desolation, and the shop was sold.Fortunately, he passed the Juren examination and received supplies from the court, so a dozen members of his family did not starve to death.

After that, he participated in the general examination held in the Ministry of Rites in the spring of the second year of the provincial examination, namely Chunwei.He didn't pass the test the first time he took part, and he didn't pass the test the second time.At this time, he was already 31 years old.At this moment, he realizes that his future is bleak, he has no famous teacher, he does not have rich financial resources to continue on the road of imperial examination, and his political views on behalf of the poor are ignored and appreciated.So, he gave up, and he looked for ways everywhere, only hoping to get a small job as a juren to support his family.

It is also his luck that Mr. Chen Xianfu's teacher died suddenly in a certain place in Huizhou. Chen Xianfu couldn't find a suitable teacher for a while, so he thought of him who had already passed the exam, and hurriedly put him in the important position of teacher. superior.Two years later, when Chen Xianfu had only half a year left in his term, Chen Xianfu told him to find a way out in advance.It means that after Chen Xianfu leaves office, Yu Zhengxiong is no longer needed, and he will not take away Yu Zhengxiong, the master.Furthermore, the county assistant kindly hinted to him that the county assistant who came to take over had his own master, and he would not want Yu Zhengxiong either.Yu Zhengxiong was very worried, although he also walked around, but his access was limited and his situation became difficult.

This Chen Xianfu is not bad, so he wrote several letters of recommendation for him.In the end, only one person wrote back to inquire about Yu Zhengxiong's character and ability to handle affairs, Xiao Zhixian from De County.When the county assistant saw the letter, he immediately called Yu Zhengxiong to him, reminded Yu Zhengxiong to visit the magistrate of Dexian County, and reminded him what kind of people the magistrate of Dexian County admired, and he admired the children of poor families who were willing to work hard.

Therefore, Yu Zhengxiong was one of the candidates for the next county assistant in Kangxi Town recommended by Xiaozhi County to the imperial court.

When the official document of the imperial court was released, it clearly stated that Yu Zhengxiong was the county assistant of Kangxi Town, De County, and he took office in autumn, not only Yu Zhengxiong himself was surprised, but even the county assistant Chen who wrote the recommendation letter for Yu Zhengxiong They were all surprised.The few insiders originally thought that the errand given to Yu Zhengxiong by Xiao Zhizuo was nothing more than a teacher in a small town or a small follower of the teacher, but unexpectedly, it was the post of county assistant.In this way, in a sense, in terms of official rules, Yu Zhengxiong can be said to be a student of Xiaozhi County.

(End of this chapter)